Social Sciences BA (Hons)
Course Overview - Social Sciences BA (Hons)
We are a top 5 UK modern university for Sociology in the Complete University Guide 2025.
Gain a comprehensive understanding of society, culture and human interaction and develop relevant skills for employment including the ability to think critically and analytically.
Social sciences offer an insight into many different aspects of our lives as individuals and as part of society.
On this course you have the opportunity to study a range of social science disciplines including criminology, human geography, history, psychology, politics and sociology. Added t...
We are a top 5 UK modern university for Sociology in the Complete University Guide 2025. <br/><br/>Gain a comprehensive understanding of society, culture and human interaction and develop relevant skills for employment including the ability to think critically and analytically.<br/><br/>Social sciences offer an insight into many different aspects of our lives as individuals and as part of society.<br/><br/>On this course you have the opportunity to study a range of social science disciplines including criminology, human geography, history, psychology, politics and sociology. Added to this is an extensive range of optional subjects.<br/><br/>With its wide range of subject matter, this course can carry you into areas as diverse as social care, teaching and commercial or public sector management.<br/><br/>We have a 97% satisfaction rate for our Social Sciences Course (National Student Survey, 2023).<br/><br/>Please visit our website for full course and module details.
Course Information
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
07/09/2026
Campus
Sighthill
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
LC38
Institution Code
E59
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
Not Accepted
Scottish Higher
B,B,B,C
Preferably including English or a Literary Subject*. If no literary subject is achieved at Higher, we will consider applications where National 5 English has been achieved at grade C or above. If you are eligible for an adjusted offer under our Contextual Admissions Policy, please see the ‘Minimum Qualification Requirements’ below.
Access to HE Diploma
D:6,M:39
Pass Access to HE Diploma in a related subject with 45 credits overall, with minimum 39 credits at grade Merit & 6 credits at grade Distinction preferably including English or a Literary subject* at Level 3. If a literary subject is not studied at Level 3, English must be studied at Level 2.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
27
Award of Diploma with 27 points overall with three HL subjects at grades 6, 5, 4 preferably including English or a Literary subject* at minimum grade 5. If no literary subject is achieved at HL, English must be achieved at SL grade 4.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
MMM
Minimum grades MMM (Merit, Merit, Merit) preferably in a related subject. If not in a related subject, we will consider applications where GCSE English has been achieved at grade C/4 or above.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H2,H3,H3,H3
Grades H2, H3, H3, H3 at Higher Level preferably including English or a Literary subject*. If no literary subject is achieved at Higher Level, English must be achieved at grade O4 or above.
A level
C,C,C
Preferably including English or a Literary Subject*. If no literary subject is achieved at A level, we will consider applications where GCSE English has been achieved at grade C/4 or above.
T Level
M
T Level preferably completed in a Literary subject. If not, GCSE English must be achieved at grade C/4 or above. Please contact ugadmissions@napier.ac.uk to check if you meet the subject specific requirements.
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Fees and funding
| Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | £1,820 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |















































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